CVE-2018-1160 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 86.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Netatalk before 3.1.12 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in dsi_opensess.c. This is due to lack of bounds checking on attacker controlled data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 86.54% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| netatalk | netatalk |
| synology | diskstation manager |
| synology | router manager |
| synology | skynas |
| synology | vs960hd |
| synology | vs960hd firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | QNAP Netatalk < 3.1.12 - Authentication Bypass | 2019-04-08 |
| exploit-db | Netatalk 3.1.12 - Authentication Bypass | 2018-12-21 |
| exploit-db | Netatalk 3.1.12 - Authentication Bypass (PoC) | 2018-12-21 |
References
- http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152440/QNAP-Netatalk-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106301
- https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735
- https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4356
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46034/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46048/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46675/
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_18_62
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-48
- http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152440/QNAP-Netatalk-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106301
- https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735
- https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4356
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46034/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46048/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46675/
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